Jennifer Brande

Jennifer Brande

500.00

This submission is a photo of the parade field right outside my office at Fort Belvoir, VA. For me, this photo is the description of fog which refers to my military service and its abrupt ending. But, above those foggy clouds, are the colors and the brightness of the whole of what my future has become.

History

When I was in the Army, one of my jobs was Public Affairs Non-Commissioned Officer. My background from that job gave me a basis in photography, as I was a print journalist. I furthered my career after I was medically retired from the Army and I got my degree in photography and film. Since then I have used photography, video and other areas to be my own version of art therapy.

Coping through Art

Being assigned to a WTU was very important to me because I was around nurses and doctors and seeing how I didn't have an outlet for expressing how I felt about all of the circumstances that were out of my control. I made my own therapy on my own through photos and video.